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Studies

Amarach (2004): study IE 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Amarach,
Title:
Quality of Life in Ireland Revisited.
Source:
Report prepared for DIAGEO, 2004, Ireland

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general public, Ireland, 2001
Survey name
IR-Diageo Ireland QoL
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
0
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how would you rate your own quality of life today on a scale of 1 to 10?
1   very poor
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 excellent
Classification:
O-QOL-c-sq-n-10-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 1%,   3: 2%,   4: 5%,   5: 12%,   6: 17%,   7: 26%,   8: 21%,   9: 9%,   10: 6%   (total 99%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.88 6.53
SD:
1.67 1.86
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 1%,   2: 6%,   3: 64%,   4: 29%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.21 7.54
SD:
0.59 1.51